An all-white great white shark washed ashore barely alive this past week in New South Wales, Australia, and after it died, it was collected for study.
The 5-foot shark was said to be albino in social media posts, but its black eyes reveal that it’s more likely leucistic, a condition defined by a lack of pigment.
The rare discovery was made in Port Hacking in southern Sydney, and photos were posted to Facebook by Luke Anslow, beneath was this caption:
“Beached itself in the shallows in Port Hacking. Not something you see every day. Albino white.”
Anslow has not yet responded to emails requesting more information but stated in his comment thread: “It was alive, flapping around. It is at the front of a mate’s place who lives on the water
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